KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office has worked to keep some of its inmates busy while they’re in jail. A program the jail recently got involved in allowed some of them to learn how to weld.

“It gives us an opportunity to create skills that we can build a future with when we leave,” Loudon County inmate Jeremy Honeycutt said.

The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office was able to get a grant from the state to provide the classes to inmates at no cost.

An inmate in the program, Drake Pierce, said he plans to continue his education once he’s out to potentially start welding as a job.

“Try to become a master welder for my family, for myself. It’s all about self and you’ve got to get yourself right,” Pierce said.

The deputy chief of corrections for LCSO, Dustin Langley, sa

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